Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-09

crowd of people
which early yesterday morning invaded
the grounds of the West Virginia State
Fair Association, and remained there dur
ing the entire day. The idea was preva-
lent, of course, that the attendance would
be large The management had hoped and
prayed that this might be the case, and
the newspapers, always mindful OF the fact
that everything which has a tendency to
build up the city should meet with the
most hearty encouragement and commend
alton, had added their endeavors to those
of the management and their friends, and
had urged in the strongest terms the neces-
sity Of every one going over to the grounds
during the day. This advice seems to
been needed by every one in the vicinity
of the city with money enough in their
clothes to pay for a railroad ticket and a
lunch, and the result was that while a
good many residents OF the town proper did
have half dollar to spare to spend on good
thing and see
THE BEST FAIR
ever given in the city, something in the
neighborhood Of twenty thousand specta-
tors took in the big event during the
course OF the day. In fact, the attendance
passed the hig6 water mark set by the
big days" OF former years, and the day
passes into the history OF the Association
as the very best they have ever had. The
Jam was so large, in fact, that the capacl-
ties OF the grounds iwere taxed to the ut
most, and in many instances the aisles and
passages, ordinarily far more than suth-
cient to accommodate every one, were
choked up and gorged with the multitude
seeking to get about the enclosure, and
any rapid degree of loeOmotiOn was an en-
tire impoSsibility.
The day opened in a most auspicious
manner, and, the weather being very fine
cloudy and cool, yet with not the slight
est indication of rain--it became apparent
very shortly after the gates were opened
that the crowd was going to reach mann
moth proportions. The great crowd OF
people in the city over night, OF which the
REGISTER made mention yesterday morn-
ing, began to put in an appearance as soon
as they had gotten their breaktasts-in
fact, a good many took their first meal of
the day on the srogpds-and by ten
O'Clock there were not less tnsA aye thou
sand people inside the gates. The passen-
gers brought in by the regular and special
trains on the railroads soon more than
doubled this attendance, and by 2:3O
o'clock in the afternoon the Jam became at
its height. As an instance of the Wy in
which the strangers poured into the city,
it is only necessary to say that the special
train over the Ohio River railroad brought
up over eight hundred passengers; the
regular trains on the road had
''sTANDtEG Room ONLY
the Cleveland < PittsbuI9 road brought
down fourteen coaches well flied, Tn" e.
l.. & W. coaches were literally blocked
with people and the i. X %. trains regu-
lar aud special brought people from as
far out the road IS Cumberland.
Said Secretary George Hook, last night:
The day has been the greatest ~ The
history Of the Association. ] never saw
such crowds on the ground before. BY
the way, don't forget to tell the people
that tG-nOrrow will be more attractive
day than to-asy. The races will be as
good, and there will be more of them,
and all the exhibits will be Id apple pie
order"
President Geo. W. Thompson, Of the
Ohio river railroad company said:
'The crowds on Oar road were not
equalled during the reunion. Our coacheS,
both on the regular and special trains,
were filed to their utmost capacity, and
think we must have hauled about two
thousand people"
Said Captain Res, of Pittsburg:
This beats all tine CICgJs we have up
our way. II we could bring a crowd like
this to our races we would be ticSled to
death"
Other expressions of opinion by both
| citizens and strangers were in the same
line. 90 over to-day, if only to look at
the people; that ieatGre is whole show in
itself
THE CAyALCADE.
The great eayalcade of the live stock on
the ground took place at one o'clock, and
was a most interesting sight. 1t was wit
messed by about ten thousand people, who
studied the fine display as the long line
wound its way around the half nile circle.
The live stock began 10 enter the ring at
ABOUT 1890 O'Clock, and when all the
animals had been marshalled inside the
circle the Opera House band took up its
position on the track, and the word for
ward was given The order of march was
rs follows:
Opera House Band.
MarShalS.
Norman and PerchOn Horses.
Miscellaneous Horses.
Prize Bulls, of Various Breeds.
Mich Cows, with Calves.
Beef Cattle.
SxiS Cattle.